Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-15
A Carriage Driver On the Rampage.
KNOCKED 4 BOY sENsELEss WITH A BRICK AND A.

Carriage Driver On tine Rampage
KNOCKED A BOY sENsELEss WITH A BRICK AND A.
sAULTED AN OFFICER
The case OF Samuel Cant, colored, charged with
assaulting Edward Shea, a small white boy, and
also with assaulting Special onicer Hutton while
under arrest, was called for trial In the Police
Court to-day. and Special ofncer Hutton testified
that or the 9th instant, as he was driving up Sd
fendant I'm a carriage driving along pretty fast
and followed by q crowd. A colored man told him
that Cant had nearly killed boy, and witness
placed him under arrest at the same time exhibit
ing his badge. The defendant resisted and as
saulted witness. He struck the defendant with .
Edward Shea testified that saturday morning.
I'm Willow Tree Alley, the defendant threw q brick
and struck him on the head He fell down and
Adelaide HILL colored, testified that the defendant
was under the influence OF liquor. Some colored
threatened to injure the boys, and threw q brick,
which struck young Shea on the head She
thought the child was dead Witness, who is
struck her. AS he did SO witness struck him be-
hind the ear and then threw him down.
tured his Carriage He said be had whisky In him
and was mad and threw the brick into the crowd
When arrested he did not know that Hutton was
the assault on the boy and was nned $40 or thirty
days for assaulting the ofncer.
DEATH OF JAY CooKE.-Shortly after ] O'Clock
this morning Jay Cooke, the fourth son OF the late
ex-Gov. Henry ID. Cooke, died al his mothers resi-
dence NO Cooke e Place s,a West Washlngto1 The
The deceased was engaged in the banking bus-
ness, at No. l416 street. with R. Butler MahoDe,
widow HH w Amidst a large and widely.distrib-
uted circle OF friends the sorrow at his death
is most keen. While he has been sufferer for
years, and lately most extreme one, his urbane
and pleasant manners never deserted him, and 70
an unobseryant person he was apparently the last
trs Sous and fatal maiady. such was the Case, how
ever, and he has finally passed away. The
stricken family have the sympathy OF the entire
community. About two years ago MI. Cooke had
long illness from Brghts disease and catarrh OF
the stomach, but recovered suf1ctentiy 70 resume
until about ten % days aso % when he was sain TAKEN
seriously III, this time with fatal result
TRIAL FOR Yesterday, In the
Joseph c. Hayes colOred, indicted for housebreak.
ing, larceny and receiving stolen property from
defense was that he came into possession OF the
goods through Bud Warner shipping It 20 defend
az Se1y an Sy
4. Cahin for the accused and Nj. upscomb for
the Government and was given to the jury about
2 2:4J O'Clock.
Hr THouGHr HE WAS, But IN wAsSr.-Today
In the Police Court Lizzie Delay was charged with
street northwest Williams testified that he be-
came acquainted with the woman on the street
ana lney QdQ SEVERAL ''UetfS." nc went VIII
TO her home, No. 236 1st street southwest When
he went In he had money In his pocket but when
he left, his money was gone. " DID you zee her
take the money 2" asked the judge. "No, ur, he
answered, "but she must have taken tt as she
was near me-" "You was competent 70 take care
or your money, was you not ~ asked the judge
"I thought was he answered LINE doo1ed tho
charge and the case was dismissed.
NEW MILITARY COMPANIES R0R fHR NATIONAL
GUAKD.-The washington Merchants R1nee or.
ganized last night with about forty tnemoerk
They viii enter the District National Guard IN Q
little while. The following oncen Were elected:
John J. Costinett. captain: John = k0lly. nrss
lieutenant; Al A. King, second neutenAnl Cen
Ordway has received q letter q inquiry nom HI.
Durant in relation TO the formation of military
company on North Capitol street. The winter
stated that enough candidates were ready % form
q company. Monday night Gen. Qroway WIZ mus
ter In the National FenctbleA T0ere are thirty.
six members who have 0gno0 TIE eD111tDene
papeYA He win also muster IN about twelve o.
ilfteen men In the Ordway RfneA THIS 0ggAn1xa-
tion has secured armory roo0 IN u uneonic
Temple
There were two deaths nom the heat end Q
number OF cases not 70 seft0us N DsltannoD -.
Thifty more Of PinkWsoas N have IN -
20 the coke regtonA 49,
Twelve new casss Of yslIoW hvR q ~ w8
ancs Wedneeday.